In terms of fan support, the EWE Baskets Oldenburg (6200 per game) are number 2 in the Easycredit Basketball Bundesliga. Behind Alba Berlin (8403) – and ahead of champions FC Bayern (5997)! In sporting terms, the “Thunderbirds” are running behind this claim.
In order to get back into the circle of the top teams, coach Pedro Calles (40) is turning the team upside down once again. The contract of top star DeWayne Russell (30) has been terminated. The point guard is moving to Petkim Spor in Izmir, seventh in the Turkish league (and will earn more money there!).
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The Oldenburgers have now pulled off a surprise coup for the important center position under the basket: French all-star Mathis Dossou-Yovo (23) comes from the playoff team Saint-Quentin. The year before, the 2.05 meter tall man was promoted to the first league there!
Dossou-Yovo was one of the LNB’s 20 best point scorers last season with 12.7 points (and 4.9 rebounds) and was named to the All-Star team. Calles: “Mathis is a center who has played in a system that I know personally for the past two years. The center position is very important and demanding in our system. Our center has to work very hard and I think Mathis fits in very well and will play with a lot of effort on both sides of the court.”
Bonn captain Sengfelder to France
Chris Sengfelder (29) would have had one more year of his contract with Telekom Baskets Bonn. However, the (well-paid) national player no longer fit into the sporting concept of coach Roel Moors (45). So the captain’s departure had long been a done deal.
Sengfelder had offers from the BBL and abroad. Now the decision has been made: the contract in Bonn will be terminated and the power forward will move to Dijon, ninth in the French league.
Bonn’s sporting director Savo Milovic (38): “With Till Pape, Jonathan Bähre and also Rivaldo Soares, we now have three players who complement each other with their skills in this position, which will give us more tactical options.”
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Frankfurt signs Austrian international
The newly promoted Fraport Skyliners from Frankfurt are continuing to try to put together a competitive team with limited resources. The next addition is Timo Lanmüller (23).
The Austrian international comes from relegated Tigers Tübingen for the next season. Skyliners coach Dennis Wucherer (51): “After what was certainly a tough year in Tübingen, he wants to prove even more here in Frankfurt that he belongs in the BBL – which is a certain parallel to us as a club.”
The guard (1.93 meters) moved to Ratiopharm Ulm’s youth team at the age of 15 and can be used as a good defender, but also as a ball distributor.
Bayern keep veteran Harris
Whenever champion coach Pablo Laso (56) needed peace and stability, he could rely on Elias Harris (34) this season – even in the playoffs. The reward for his fourth championship: According to basketball journalist Robert Heusel (“BIG”), the Munich team has agreed on a further contract extension with the “Big Man”.
For weeks, there have also been rumors that national player Oscar da Silva (25) will return to his hometown from FC Barcelona this summer. On Sunday, Barca officially announced his departure…
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Heidelberg relies on Jansson boys
Heidelberg’s new coach Danny Jansson (45) likes to work with players he already knows. With the MLP Academics, he is now taking this to the extreme: of the five new players so far, four have already played under him!
Like the latest addition, Bakary Dibba (22). The Dane has managed to gain promotion to the BBL twice in the past two years. In 2023 under Jansson with the Tübingen Tigers, this season with Karlsruhe. However, since the Lions did not meet the economic requirements for the first league, the former volleyball player has now signed in Heidelberg until 2026.
Sporting director Alex Vogel on the talent: “Bakary has made incredible progress in the past season. He was the most important player in Karlsruhe. He is very mobile and will give us flexibility in terms of positions. I think he is a huge talent defensively and is also learning more and more in attack.”
MVP blocker for the Towers?
Their limited budget also forces the Veolia Towers Hamburg to make creative transfers year after year. According to basketball journalist Rupert Fabig (“BIG”, “Hamburger Abendblatt”), one such transfer is center Kur Kuath (25). The national player from South Sudan with a US college education is said to come from the second Spanish league. There, the 2.08 meter tall man became champion with IGC Forca Lleida.
Kuath excels defensively as a rim protector and blocking monster. And he was named MVP of the second division final series in Spain. Before he comes to Hamburg, he will take part in the Olympic Games.
2024-06-23 10:22:07
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